Ethel Lackie
 Ethel Lackie in 1929 | |||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Ethel Minnie Lackie | ||||||||||||||
| National team | United States | ||||||||||||||
| Born | February 10, 1907 Chicago, Illinois,U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Died | December 15, 1979(aged 72) Newbury Park, California,U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Illinois Athletic Club | ||||||||||||||
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Ethel Minnie Lackie(February 10, 1907 – December 15, 1979), also known by her married nameEthel Watkins,was an American competitionswimmer,Olympic champion, and world record-holder.[1]
Lackie represented the United States at the1924 Summer Olympicsin Paris.[2]Individually, she won a gold medal in thewomen's 100-meter freestyle,finishing with a time of 1:12.4, and leading an American medal sweep of the event.[2][3]She also won a second gold medal as a member of the first-place U.S. team in thewomen's 4×100-meter freestyle relay,together with American teammatesEuphrasia Donnelly,Gertrude EderleandMariechen Wehselau.[2][4]The U.S. relay team set a new world record of 4:58.8 in the event final.[2]In 1969 she was inducted into theInternational Swimming Hall of Fame.[5]
She was born inChicago, Illinoisand attended high school atUniversity Highin the Hyde Park community of Chicago. After retiring from competitions she married Bill Watkins, a rower from the Santa Monica area. She died inNewbury Park, California.[2]
See also
[edit]- List of members of the International Swimming Hall of Fame
- List of Olympic medalists in swimming (women)
- World record progression 100 metres freestyle
- World record progression 4 × 100 metres freestyle relay
References
[edit]- ^"Ethel Lackie".Olympedia.RetrievedNovember 16,2021.
- ^abcdeSports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Athletes,Ethel Lackie.Retrieved November 22, 2012.
- ^Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Swimming at the 1924 Paris Summer Games,Women's 100 metres Freestyle Final.Retrieved November 22, 2012.
- ^Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports,United States Swimming at the 1924 Paris Summer Games.Retrieved November 22, 2012.
- ^"Ethel Lackie (USA)".ISHOF.org.International Swimming Hall of Fame.Archived fromthe originalon April 12, 2015.RetrievedApril 12,2015.
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